Call for Book Chapters - Book Title: Green Networking and Communications

Call for Book Chapters
Book Title: Green Networking and Communications
To be published by:
Auerbach Publications, Taylor & Francis Group, USA
Objective of the Book
Global warming is one of the biggest challenges worldwide. Energy consumption is increasing day by day resulting in worst environmental changes. Research community is now focusing on greening efforts to reduce energy consumption by introducing enhanced networking technologies. This book will include advance information of green networking, existing mechanisms and developments, future expectations in the relevant areas. The book could be a valuable reference book for researchers, industry professionals, and academics. It could be used as a text book for graduate students as almost all the concerned areas will be covered.
Below are some desirable (but not limited to) topics:
- Green computer networks
- Power delivery techniques for the smart grid
- Smart grid network protocols
- Distributed networks for renewable sources
- Energy efficient smart devices
- Energy consumption and power saving techniques for communication systems
- Green Wireless Access Networks
- New architectures for improving energy efficiency in wireless networks
- Cognitive radio network for green networking
- Energy-aware routing protocols
- Energy management protocols
- Energy efficient network technologies
- Green cloud computing
- Real implementations of green networking systems
- Economic issues and benefits of green networking
Tentative timeframe
Abstract submission: 25 July 2012
Abstract Acceptance Notification: 25 August 2012
Deadline for chapter submission: 25 October 2012
Acceptance Notification: 25 December 2012
Revised chapter submission: 25 Feb, 2013
Publication: 2013
Abstracts/Chapters submission
Abstracts/ Chapters can be submitted using email attachments to corresponding editors. Authors should send the chapters in single column format (single spaced, 10 point Times Roman font, 8.5 x 11-inch page size). The maximum number of pages for the abstract is 2. Editors expect camera ready chapters of about 15-20 pages, but more or less are allowed. Authors must include in the subject of their submission "Book chapter for Green Networking and Communications"
Editors:
Shafiullah Khan
Institute of Information Technology
Kohat University of Science and Technology (KUST), Pakistan
Email: skkust [at] hotmail.co.uk
Jaime Lloret Mauri
Integrated Management Coastal Research Institute
Polytechnic University of Valencia, Camino Vera s/n, 46022, Valencia, Spain
Email: jlloret [at] dcom.upv.es